Ecclesiastes 3:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.”
Ecclesiastes 3:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Ecclesiastes 3:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Ecclesiastes 3:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.”
Ecclesiastes 3:16 — World English Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.”
Ecclesiastes 3:16 — American Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 3:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And again, I have seen under the sun the place of judgment--there <FI>is<Fi> the wicked; and the place of righteousness--there <FI>is<Fi> the wicked.”
Ecclesiastes 3:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And moreover I saw under the sun, that in the place of judgment, wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, wickedness was there.”
Ecclesiastes 3:16 — Darby Translation
Ecclesiastes 3:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And moreouer I haue seene vnder the sunne the place of iudgement, where was wickednesse, and the place of iustice where was iniquitie.”
Ecclesiastes 3:16 — Geneva Bible
Ecclesiastes 3:16 in Context — Ecclesiastes 3
14 Eu sei que tudo quanto Deus faz durará para sempre; a isso nada será acrescentado e nada será diminuído; e Deus faz [assim] para que haja temor perante sua presença.
15 O que tem sido agora, já foi antes; e o que vier a ser [também] já foi; Deus busca [de volta] o que foi passado.
16 Vi mais abaixo do sol: que no lugar do juízo havia ali perversidade; e que no lugar da justiça havia ali perversidade.
17 Eu disse em meu coração: Deus julgará ao justo e ao perverso, porque ali há tempo para todo propósito e para toda obra.
18 Eu disse em meu coração quanto aos filhos dos homens, que Deus lhes provaria, para lhes mostrar que eles são como animais.
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What Does Ecclesiastes 3:16 Mean?
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